The Sun. — London, England, 1818-04-13 00:00:00

CONSTSTENCY. FOR THE SUN. I‘l4 * tprroß,-1 beg leave to se n d you the in closed Extract from Sir ROBERT WILSON'S " th ilks oo the character and composition of the 1111"jan Aitt;y&e." in 1806 a n d 1807. It exhi -I)tis a Tolerably elear, view of the Adventurer who from uhQeurityhy following- Jacobin stn, and etains his e l tvation by deserting it : "in General ,BKR.NADOrre'S bagzage"—lhis Per on was then a Jacobin—" taken at Allibaut4- g, "ti', the money seized in the totvn of ELBING for his own private use, 10,000 ducats, exclu sive of 2500 fur his Staff, was recovered ; and ll 'ete were f oun d , to a great amount, var i ous .1 C' p i eces of pl ate, candlesticks, &c. hearing the "'Mg of almost all the States of Germany. The Mdhli:ll's servant was so ashamed of this e' Plund e r e, , that h e would n ot cl a im i t , when pur i'"dY desired to point out his master's pro krtY ; but, a 3 the articles were taken in the el own quarters, and in his trunks, and - ert in such quantity, they must have been re tviqr his knowledge." ti' lt "tir• HALL has taken upon him to make : e Si r ItoaFar 11 7 nsont of 1801 contradict the SirtliilistaT WILSON or ISIS, and declare his dis of himself . COOCeillfllg BOONAPARTE'S poi a-nlrig at Jaffa, perhaps he will exerci•e the same a tit ß h iL "l 'Y BERNADorTE , s phiuderings 1111 1811 the gallant Knight assumed, 1 , - , nl) Ilia own shoulders, the " onus probandi ;' as lie then declared, " iii'innitaY lies with :" in 1811 Mr. HALL assumes the onus 1131.°40 lidi, and relieves the gallant Knight of its Itel,. t neY. at the small expence of an insult, ti tel l I sh a ll not venture to offer. tl tt 4 I can not i mpute to Si r R OBERT W ILSON i disavowals, such retractio:ts, such t : 01 h is° \vn deliberat e statement. I am s ure that Eli:il l-a ssert its ver ac ity ; th a t h e will u pon the t it tir} gs of Southwark pert down this Rouser of th y , "impeach,ble trut h ; t h at he w ill not sink wil l C - 41 °Paigner iu the Electioueerer ;—that he eti l : eve n at th e ha zar d o f l os i ng a pac k o f Ja bah..l"l"a, insi s t, t h a t t h e di a d em of BeRNA- Itt ' it li talt no more obliterate the plunderings %t at ' rt g , than th e . di a d em of B UONAPAR TE • ttt uhli the poisonings oh .1.44* PINCH. FOR THE: SUN. Itt i 11,4 t lrroa„—As you seem particularly to di sittf a ttention to Ote advantage of oar 4"41."4 . are suppose([ to be in favour with Nuers ant. be proper for you to, %j ilt th ink "''l( . tett,g4t Chancel!ot of the Exchequer the great nofactories of tvloth tvo, " to the M, of ttbll t:inito and the Nlettopolis, if the Ac t kit 84(11 Of Queen ANNE were pit farce, tek t " l „ . " to encourage the trade of the But ath "4*l"rs. which provides, that every Factor "r_ C v er P"%ort Wit.) makes clothes, shall be hued 'lltiatids fo l' r eery dozen 'buttons that tie i or tf oit sll4 ! l P . at on any art i c l e o f d ress , en eyed I tv„.. sted, Ri t e or any other cowering k is lumber, and s l' o L in tw p i r s o t p l ortion for any t 41. ill°te;than a dozen or dozens. The came kiit 4ht :PPlY to black clothes, or mourning, as 14 : 1", °r Paper B uttons would answer better -"ered ones, ft i s un d erstoo d t h at t h e l ate i i4 l t t4 Lion. GpoRGB R6sg, w h o h a d a l wa y s t h e 01 4 ; '' t te " of the country at heart, and whose 4 4 R"d etti it pitriotism went hand in hand, had it in g4 tson:e years ago, to lay a duty on kit t i l t l-1 ; but as every article that is toed in i bern pays ditty, he relinquished the in : ; tit all events, the revival of the Act Il ik , i 'r " ) Would probably be of great service to (he Isitilieturers, and so industrious a body of men t to be protected by the Legislature. , r. 14 .44. 14.3. A 4 XCIIANGE' AP.— 13 e ha' e had some __, _Rat. • k rivatst this imbruing, with Wheat, front 144-444 this ; Fine samples of which sold as I►t; ) "I"hd-IV's ltri,e,; the sale of 13 'irl'Y W t"*1.ti3p4..,11(1 Wall - thing s rather lower ; 'Fick I s i_c s, a ... ns . 14 lie," clellialid have advanced 2s. per tin irk. f Oat Trade t Oliti 48e there is ilti alteration ; the ..11 414,44" lunch the saute as this thy week. — l n Pu,"tieles there is no alteration. '4O 'tlitit. OF W• PRESTOS, IVi•rilihe rerliains of that distinguished Free"ll7,l,' Esq.—On Friday , 4,41 interred in St. Paul's Cat h , .dr.,1. The . - : 15 s' ,T a l of the most respectable description . , ' ll 1 ,:, . ) 'K of a hearse and six mourning coaches, k , 4 -e bs. six - tr e , y six Gentlemen 's carr ~ -•, tti s , .. "'tee Baronets, Alderman BIRCH, &c. I h e n 14,:ftlitence of th . e rain, the female children )- tti,tll' to the Freemasons' Charity were not a ble /11(1' IV V in procession; but n►ustered at St. Pau l ' s , h,,l.eistrtied to the house of the deceased an d latl o 4 ,"li of wine and cake. The d 41. I I . • II 00 I. ;° 'e distributed as fo ows :-0 • fce;so to d left ilie 4vZ4.11.5. sPuhlic Fund ; 5001. in support of the h 41 14 1 :. Charity School • and the interest of 3001. i ll , d Y to he paid to any well-disposed Mason I;4uhl work the first, second, and third de -44(4 I li Ills lecture dmitig his mastership. Mr. P. to w ::(1 from illness four vears and nine months, I t!' 48 76 years of age, 55 of which he had been Ivo 'i .y.,,,mgd in a literary capacity in the King's l '"4g oaice. POETRY. SECOND EPISTLE TO TUE EDINBURGH RE VIEWERS Ut dcsint l'ires—tameh. est lautlaida voluntas. My first eight syllables exchang'd for ten, Once more [ seize the castigating pen. But e'er I enter further on the game, Let me explain my object asid toy aim. Think not that I ail Critics must despise, Because souse Critics I criticize; No —no, believe me, I hate not the race, But the vile mongrels who their kind disgrace; 'Tis not the generous Hound at which I strike, But yelping Cur, that barks at all alike. When candid, upright, merciful and just, Then Critics hold a high and sacred trust; Fot''tis not their's mere words alone to weigh, To fix the verses, euphony, and play; To see the sense is kept distinct and clear, Nor let discordant. Metaphors appear; They mat -t do more than that distortion check, Which puts a human tread on horse's neck; They must regard in all its scope the plan; How far it works the weal or woe of man: And having weighed its object and its end, Must then, impartial, blame it or commend ; Not sparing Genius that perverts its powers, And decks out Vice in Fancy's choicest flowers; Nor yet permitting stillness to escriPe, 's Al; ho' presented m•nal shape. And wt►ii,t toey mild perverted powers to scorn, Thi.y should es ell divide the chaff and corn; 'Tis :tie►r's to keep Ow flowing stream of mind Frost mixtui e free, transparent and refired; 'Tis th to keep the Poet's num hers chaste, And Public Virtue guard, and Public Taste. Such Critics should be, and, if such, they claim The recun►pence of honest Fatale. But ►f their sacred duties they betray, It warp'd by , favour, interest, or pay; If their review,—tite taitie laid aside, — Is us'd to spread .heir poisons far and wide; If sway'd iycountry, pique, or party spirit, They then the strongest reprobation merit. And arc there such? I will not answer—Yes, More fully will I what I think express: Sure that the Censorship if such men seize, They are an evil worse than worst disease. But let me tract', before I reprobate, The progress, origin, and present state Of wnuthl—Of those tremendous Northern Lights Al- nose glare a darkness visiule affrights; Those Anthrepophagi, to pity steed, ' Who pens than tomahawks moie fatal wield ; - • Who are, like Mobochs,'sei-sting men of might, Wild looks, gash'd loos, hatchets, war-cries, fright; But when we join in fight, and come to blows, We then brio out tiiey are mere bug-bear foes. Bra Eiuw to wetaphur 1 bid adi.n, AL ,Li tin,e—The Eulanurgh Review— WlAwn w ibc tullo.itig charges 1 arraign, And pledge t:iyseif thosecinages to u►aintain: First, ►ts Con-ticiurs, pasi all hounds severe, Have put his Majesty's .►egs B•iftis i►► fear; Tile) nave stiewn favour, natwiial and private, Scarce knoA nig sotheinnes what thewselves would drive at; They have, ut modes_of Faitb, s 9 toilanc'd all, They almost acelu io wish the whole aught fall: hare, by awe:ling on the Foe's success, Lahour'd the public spirit to depress; Whllst a I the sictories by our anus atchiev'd, As waste of blood, which brought no good, they griev i d; They have poor'a forth dark prophecies of ill, IVlnc:tt, God lie ptais'd, the fates would neer fulfil; With others in kind and tone, As shall in fitting time and place be shewu. But henceforth waving the Itevitw as thing, I win to those woo iili its pages sing; Nay, uy Synecdoche, will be wore brief, Using as proxy for them all, their Chief ; So shall I lead the charge with lessen'd dread, " And leave the Hydra but a single head." But ere I enter further on the case, 'revere right at first its origin to trace. In- that same year when tl►uieas' peace was signed— Toat peace which, sad for England and mankind, Allow'd the foe his force to concentrate, And then renew the war with double hate; In that same year this pestilence appear'd ; 'Twas then the hydra first her snakes uprea►'d-- Or, speaking without figure—then began The critic toils of this redoubled matt— " With saffron back, and sides of azure blue," Then hit set up his terrible Review. This dread Review, in ail directions spread, In every place, by every ratik, was read. All older works he threatened to supplant, And rivals trembled as their sale grew scant. Why he to such high eminence attaited, By int.tes malignant passions is explained; In those vast crowds behold a just solution, Who gather round to see an execution. Mao hung; boll stak'd; are not so captivating As the delights which spring from author-baiting. Deafen'd besides by strong-lung'd Impudence, How can the world attend to modest sense ? This soon relives; the other presses on, • Till not by worth, but noise, the cause is won. Some quack " my pills cure all diseases" cries, The crowd believe, and every blockhead buys— Witness too PACKWOOD, and his razor straps, With all the snare and advertising traps Which in the Journals are so often met By Doctor Bnonum and his brethren set. The Journals are employ'd by these quack sages,— But J— —Y uses his own critic pages ; Where Pe 's self-praise and trickeries allure. Does this explain it ? so—or not—'tis sure None had success so rapid, since began, With the last century—the critic plan. Memoirs of literature led the way By others follow'd, which tad each their day— Then Monthly cause; then Critical Review; And equal shares of public notice drew ; Till marching on with bolder from and tone, The Northern Critics seiz'tl upon the throne. Awhile they reign'd suoreme—obey'd tho' fear'd ; wh uo , t o oppose, the Quarterly appear'd, Which, led by Girrotin, calmly made its way, And now maintains a more than equal sway. Unknown to both the rival Chiefs I view, And wish success to whom success is due ; To him who best supports Religion's cause Is just, checks faction, and upholds the laws. m °id ,cf si ~'~ iill ,•, t .I)tre', 40E 0 :PI 6 11 1G C 9( n 11 111 g.,, SHIP NEWS. DEAL, APRIL 12.—Yesterday arrived, and sailed for the River, the Princess Charlotte, LEIIIIMAN, from Bombay ; .and 11editerranean, ' from Trieste. down from .the River the Malabar, AsCOUGH, for Calcutta, and about 2d sail of outward-bound vessels, and Ter11:11 with the rest as per last. Arrived to-day, and sailed fr , r the River, the Caledonia, WALES, from Ben gal Came (low!) from the River the, Leda, SMITH, for Boston ; GRAY, for Mira michi ; Spartan, BaowN, for ditto; Sarah, FRANK, for ditty► ; Archibald, BURKES, for Anti gins; %Villin tou,ANDHRsoN, for New Bruns wick ; Isaac Todd, ..iNtrro, for Halifax; Richard and Ann, MARTIN, for Madcira ; Electra, "Conn, for Philadelphia, and sailed With th. , e wh o l e of t h e outward-bound for their different destinations. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 12.—Yesterday arrived the Martha, DRIVER, front Calcutta ; sailed the 28th Oct'. in company with the Martha, Coott.L; Caledonia, lITALES ; Lord Wellington, HARRIS; Ganes, CHAPMAN ;—ip on the 26di_of Feb the George Canning, from Bengal for Greenock, also the Motfart: Li , trout Bengal far London, all well. In /at. 47 long. 15. the Martha expe rienced a very heavy gale of wind, in which she laboured very mtich, and had three feet water on her decks. Passed up Channel, to-day, the Idis, SMITH, from Oporto for Loud° ~ nut e i ght days, all Well. His Majesty's ships ramar and Drake are unoler orders to sail tor Newfoundland in a few days. The Mine( va and Nearchus transports, and Sirene, Moss, arc released fro quarantine. FALMOUTH, APRIL 10 —Atrivod the Marchio ness of Salisbury packet from Mal:a and Gibral tar, i n 18 days from the latter place ; Duke of Kent packet with ditto from Lisbon, in five days. MOUTH, APRIL 12. —The Rerestord, Hoof), of and from Shields for Topsham, got on shore last evening when getting under weigh in Portland Roads, but is expected to be got off without damage. PENZANCE, APRIL 10.—The Vittoria, Koasa- MAN, from Cette for Rotterdam, was driven on shore yesterday morning, about a mile to the east of this has hour, and is now a complete wreck.— The cargo (wine and staves) are principally savcd; crew also saved. On Wednesday the Salisbury, 58, Rear-Mini ral J. E. DOUGLAS, Captain liorsToN STEwART., arriveit al Portsmouth from Jamaica. The Rear- Admiral having meritoriously served his period of three ruts, has been succeeded in his command by Rear-Admiral Sit H. PoPuam, K C. B. The Salisbory lett Port Royal on the 10 , h of February, when the following ships (composing the squa dron) were all well and healthy :—Sybille, Pique, Larne, Esk, Primrose, Rifleman, Shear water, Pelican, and Beaver. The Sybille was lying at Port Royal, prepat ing to sail for New York, with a remittance of silver from 13iitish merchants for the American Government. It was the completion of their engagements (to supply silver at azertain rate) with that Government. The Pique was gone to Vera Cruz and Campeachy : the Larne, Rifleman, and Esk, were either cruiz ing or employed in giving convoy to vessels boomd to the Spanish South American Colonies. The Tyrian was met by the Salisbury, on the 12th of February, returning from the Bay of Honduras. The Salisbury left the Havanna on the 24th of February. She has brought 800,000 dollars, and . . 130 cases of cochineal, fur British merchants.-- Adm►ral DouGLAs Struck his flag on Friday night ; and the Salisbury will go into harbour to be paid off. Admiral DOUGLAS, previous to his depatiore from Jamaica (which island,was very healthy), re ceived a visit from a native man, who is regarded as the Putriach of the island: he is 143 years of age, and in so good health, that on that day he walked from his house (which is on the Hope Estate)' to the Penn (the Admiral's reside'', e) and hack again—about 14 miles. tie was never, .11,e island The great earthquake there, in 1687, is yet impressively remembered by him ; he tvas th , n w stout lad. The Admiral was so highly gratified by the compliment, and the venerable inaii• interesting appearance, that .be brought home. a correct lilieness of him, which, we under stand, he intends to send to the Royal Exhibition in London. IRELAND. DUBLIN, APRIL 9'-EASTER TERM. Yesterday, being the first sitti►►g day of Term, the Right lion. the Lord Chancellor, ilie'Judges, and great Law Officers, went in state to open the respective Courts. Mr. Justice DAY took . hqs seat in the King's Bench, when the City and County Grand Juries were sworn in: 111 r. Just ice DAY:—Gentlemen of the respective Grand Juries, nothing has come witl►in my obser vation, since my return from Circuit, that would warrant me in trespassing at any length upon your attention ; satified as I am of your knowledge and experience in your various duties. Yon are per fectly aware, that the present is one of those Terms wherein the Grand Juries are empowered to raise money upon the Householders and Land holders of their respective Districts ; and I can have no doubt that this great and important legislative funclion will be discharged with just ness, propriety, and diScretion. In several parts of the Country, outside of your District, the various Presentments levied have called forth much asperity from the inhabitants, and it was a fact notorious, that corrupt abuses existed, so much so as even to call for theinterposition of the Legislat tire, in order that protection should be af forded to ihe Irish farmer by the provisionsofa well digested Act of Parliament ; it is a pleasing satisfacr tion to me, however, to be able, from long expe rience, to bear testimony to the purity that has been observed within your respective Districts.— Gentlemen of the County Grand Jury, I have no occasion to call upon you for a limitation of your Presentments ; you are already limited to an ac reab le maximum, by which I conceive it would be desirable that the other Counties were regulate , ' or assimilated ; -but I Will put it to you, good sense, as well as tue of the ease, the her at the present puriud of great distress it might not be highly-expedient to ex:etut your grants ro the ut most limit, by presenting for makiug Road%, tatting care to select those of Wise and generel nWity.— Geurlimien of the respective Grand Jul te.;, in your intpikitorial capae , :ies it ►+itl be your duty to visit the Ptisons, Infirmaries, and Pohli‘. Charities of your ts, and present to the ',most of your legal extent ; there ttLiy he seasons when economy may he nose rsonable, and the iireient periodovben your Gaols and Infirmaries are crowded, and a ma lignant distemper prevails as well through your dktricts its the cotooly generally, cabs particu larly for your lilierality and attention ; 1 should also hope, that you will give such indkidual and collective supp.ott as may he in your power to those humane and pious a;snci,;tions that have formed themselves together in order to relieve from misery and wretche:hßfss the mendicant por tion of yonr iii•triet population. Geotlitown, hold in my hand a paper or present toent, prepared under the Acts of Pailiameut for the wide—log and improving of Skinner-row ; it is express'! r' pro. vided for by the Legislature, that the City and County Grand Juries should both deliberate upon thic presentment, and I feel satisfied that you will give this subject every due and proper attention. Gentlemen of the County Grand Jury, strange and singular as it may appear, I have been request• ed, during my late visit npon Circuit, to become the bearer of an Address to you from the Grand Jury of the County Wicklow. I certainly have no objection to the office, but merely refer its merits to your consideration; the Grand Jury of 'the County of Wicklow , have expended a sum of 18.0001. in forming a road to the bordery of your county, it may be material to reflect upon the • utility of following up that road within your own precincts, and thereby afford suitable and safe accomthodation for the carriers who from those extensive (Usti icts furnish most ample supplies of provisionsaye—(turning to the City Grand Jury) .and luxuries :o the Metropolis !—Gentlemen, 1 repeat it, that I merely submit this matter to your consideration, feeling confident that you will be stow upon it all the at t en ion that it merits. SPECIAL COMMISSION. BURNING OF THE LYNCHES. DUNDALK, APRIL 6.-1 he Special Uommissiorl of this town closed yesterday Pat Malone. E. Quillian, J. M.Locliran, Clark, J. Morris, and H. Turnon, being put to the bar and arraigned, Mr. Serjeant Joy rose and addressed the Court, saying, that he congratulated his Lordship and the county of Louth that this nnpleasant, disa greeable business was, for the present, postponed. He felt it his duty to stive r that the Crown wish ed, in the commencement of the prosecution for the murders at \Vildgoose Lodge, to select from amongst the great numbers who were concerned in that nefarious transaction those who were most active in the horrid deed, and the principal ringleaders in the conspiracy. It is certain that numbers were present on that night, who knew not, whe'o they set out, for what purpose they had been collected together. The Crown wished to select for punishment those who had planned and conducted the conspiracy. 'They had, in a great measure, been able to select these leaders. It was his wish, LI,M leading Counsel for the Crown, that those men at the bar should be admitted for the present to hail, and that such hail should be taken for them as won'tl not preclude the possi. hairy of their enjoying the advantage of this in dulgence extended to them br . the Crown. It de pended on their own good conduct, and the peace of the country, whether these men ‘vauld ever becalled on again—lie wished to impress it on their minds that it was not on account of any failure of evidence en the part of the . Crown that this was granted: They had, indeed, sufficient evidence to identify them as being of the parry nut that night, though not actively or prominently engaged in the con spiracy. Some of the leaders had already paid he forfeit of flick . lives —others were Gonvicted and sentenced to die, but there remained yet unappre. hended, some of those ringleaders whott s i (if they are apprehended, and appt ehended they will be), there is sufficient proot to convict, and they will pay the forfeit of their lives to the offended laws of their country. Five persons in all have been convicted, viz. : James Smith, Patrick M'Cullen, Thomas Sheenah, John Keilian, and Thomas M'Cullough,. The first lour are to be hanged front of Dundalk Gaol to-morrow, and their bodies s.ent to the County Infirmary for di,section. The last will stiffer at Reaghstown, and his body will be hung in chains. Thomas Gubby, an approver, giving testi mony at Nl‘Cullough's Trial, stated, that he heard MsCu!lough, when the house was burning, say to another man, " did he think that the goose would be soon well done ; the man replied, that he thought the goose and also the gander would soon be very well done ; upon which they shook hands and laughed." M'Collough was a weaver by trade, and bad, according to the statement of his brother, six or seven looms at work, and between two and three hundred poun►ls worth of linen at bleach at the time of the binning. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS, At the New Hummtns, Mr. John Olive*: n, from Paris: GenKral and Miss•Dalrymple, from Wrexham Lodge, Bucks, at their house in York•place. At the Waterloo Hotel, Jer myn-street, Edward Hoßands, Esq. from his scat in Suffolk; Admiral Douglas and family, from the West Indies. HAZARD and Co. with pleasure announce that they have contractrul with Government for a New Lottery of 14,000 Tickets ; the Scheme with particulars will be submit , ed in a fe►v days, and which they trust will meet general approba tion, as it embraces One Hundred and Seven Capital Prizes, being more than in the last Lot tery, although there are Four. Thousand Tickets less. HAZARD and Co. respectfully acquaint the Public, they have provided a Book at their very , old-established Office, No. 93, Royal Exchange, in which every Number desired will be marked whether for a Ticket or a Share; and unless the same should be bespoke at the Bank of England, those who honour the Contract Ors, HAZARD and Co. with their commends, may rely on receiving their favourite Numbers as soon as the Tickets are issued.